sound from rear, sounds like brakes dragging Options

[brianforster]

ok so i put new pads and rotors on the rear and it still sounds like the brakes are dragging, what else should i check?

i guess at this point its either the brake lines or the calipers, but i just really dont feel like spending money on those untill i exhaust all my options..

i already tried adjusting the e-brake too, and it also doesnt do it when i brake, and sometimes it doesnt do it at all.. i guess this points even further to it being the brake line.. arghh.

[vsideboy]

yeah mate you ALWAYS need to push the piston back in so it clears the pads without forcing it on.

Basically you press the brake pedal and it pushes the piston out of the caliper, well when you let off the pedal some fluid gets sucked back into the chamber and the piston gets pulled back into the caliper very slightly (just enough so the brakes aren't constantly on.)

So by not pushing the piston in it is as far out as it possibly can be with those pads BEFORE you've pressed the pedal so the releasing the pedal can't pull it back in.

Also if the piston is not siezed and the pipe is not damaged then you should be able to easily push in the piston with a g clamp (I can even use my hand on one of my rears.)

The caliper should go over the pads easily not forced on. You don't need to put the piston all the way in, but enough to miss the pads.

TAKE THE CAP OFF THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WHEN YOU ARE PUSHING PISTONS IN. AND REMEMBER TO PUT IT BACK BEFORE YOU DRIVE.

Hope that helps

Dan